The Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field is hosting a U.S. military training exercise beginning today, Friday, March 22nd and lasting through Sunday, March 24th. Aircrews on a C-130 Hercules will conduct a variety of exercises throughout the Yakima Valley and within the Yakima Training Center. During these exercises, the community may witness increased aircraft activity as
Water service line installation will result in the closure of North 3rd Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and D Street from Monday, March 25th through Friday, March 29th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Due of heavy traffic volumes on North 3rd Avenue, drivers can expect
Five candidates for the Yakima police chief position are in Yakima today (Thursday, March 21st) and tomorrow to participate in a series of interviews and two “Meet & Greet” sessions – one with Yakima Police Department (YPD) staff and one with community members. The five candidates are: – Jason Horton – In January of this
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, March 19th. Action by the Council yesterday included: Receiving Yakima Valley Tourism’s 2018 Annual Report. Receiving a presentation on the Alert Yakima Emergency Notification System. Appointing members to the Ad Hoc Homeless Facility Review Committee. Amending an ordinance regarding intermodal shipping containers used as temporary
Five candidates for the Yakima police chief position will be in Yakima this Thursday, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd to participate in a series of interviews and two “Meet & Greet” sessions – one with Yakima Police Department (YPD) staff and one with community members. The names of the five applicants in the interview
Preliminary work on the long-awaited North 1st Street Revitalization project will likely get underway later this week and more construction activity will be taking place starting early next week. Tapani Inc, based in Battleground, Washington, is the general contractor for Phase 1 of the three-phase project. Tapani crews will begin saw cutting pavement this Thursday,
A 25-year-old man died Friday night at a house on East Race Street in what police suspect to be a homicide. Yakima police were dispatched to a home located at 604 East Race Street at about 5:15 pm Friday. After entering the house, officers discovered the deceased 25-year-old man in a bedroom. He had apparently
One person was injured and approximately 40 people were evacuated this morning, Wednesday, due to a fire at an apartment building on South 4th Street near Downtown Yakima. (It is the practice of the Yakima Fire Department to not release the specific address of a private home involved in a fire or other emergency response)
The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging people who live in the Yakima area to apply for a temporary job with the bureau to help make sure data collected during the 2020 Census is as accurate as possible. The bureau is in the process of hiring thousands of workers to assist with the census next year.
Work on a concrete median will result in traffic being impacted on a section of 40th Avenue and a section of Powerhouse Road on Friday, February 22nd from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Traffic on 40th Avenue near Powerhouse Road will be restricted to one lane in each direction while the project is underway. The
